Desirée Roots Is First of 3 New Co-Artistic Directors at Virginia Rep
Roots’s focus will be on leading community efforts at the Richmond-based company.
Roots’s focus will be on leading community efforts at the Richmond-based company.
A marketing leader in New York City, she joins the San Diego Rep team after a national search.
Aimed at building confidence for a safe and healthy return
to in-person performances, exhibits and events, the campaign will remind patrons of the power of the arts to connect, heal, and unify.
The annual prize, presented by the Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons, awards emerging theatre artists in recognition of their talent and promise.
Five projects will receive $500 to produce new work in the festival.
The digital summit, to be held in partnership with the Public Theater in December, will address humane practices and caregiver support in the performing arts.
Nkenna Akunna, Dina El-Aziz, Isra Elsalihie, Abhishek Majumdar, and Tidtaya Sinutoke will receive free legal assistance in applying for an O-1B Artist Visa.
Robert Walsh steps down and Paula Plum will serve as interim artistic director.
Manhattan Theatre Club has extended commissions to several writers and launched a new Groundworks Lab program.
Haddad, an actor, playwright, and autobiographical performer, will be presented with the award on Nov. 12.